Jonathan McKain
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McKain playing for Wellington Phoenix in 2009 | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Full name | Jonathan David McKain | ||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1982 | ||||||||
| Place of birth | Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Playing position |
Centre Back Defensive Midfielder | ||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||
Current team | Kelantan FA | ||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||
| 1998 | QAS | ||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||
| 1999–2003 | Brisbane Strikers | 67 | (3) | ||||||
| 2003–2005 | Naţional Bucureşti | 47 | (0) | ||||||
| 2005–2008 | Politehnica Timișoara | 65 | (2) | ||||||
| 2008–2010 | Wellington Phoenix | 37 | (2) | ||||||
| 2010–2011 | Al-Nassr | 21 | (1) | ||||||
| 2011–2014 | Adelaide United | 48 | (0) | ||||||
| 2015–2016 | Kelantan FA | 25 | (2) | ||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||
| 2001 | Australia U-20 | 10 | (0) | ||||||
| 2004 | Australia U-23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||
| 2004–2011 | Australia | 16 | (0) | ||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 27, 2016. | |||||||||
Jonathan "Jon" McKain (born 21 September 1982) is a Scottish Australian football player who plays for Kelantan FA in the Malaysia Super League. He is generally a defender but can also play as defensive midfielder.[1]
Club career
McKain was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School,[1] and he joined Romania club FC Politehnica in the summer of 2005, from fellow Divizia A club FC Naţional Bucureşti. He has also played for the Brisbane Strikers in Australia.
McKain signed for the Wellington Phoenix for the 2008–2009 A-League season.[2] Despite several injuries McKain maintained good form when fit. On 14 June 2010, McKain signed a one-year renewable contract for Al-Nassr to be added to Walter Zenga squad.[3] A US$ 1.5 million transfer fee was paid.[4]
After his stint in the Middle East with Saudi Arabia club Al-Nassr, McKain returned to Australia, and signed an undisclosed contract with Adelaide United.[5]
In August 2011, McKain was named as Adelaide United's captain ahead of the 2011–12 A-League season.[6] In round 12 of the A-league Jon McKain gave up his captaincy. He was replaced as captain by Eugene Galeković.
In October 2014, McKain signed for Malaysia Super League club Kelantan FA. He quickly impressed the fans with a goal he scored during a match with LionsXII that ended up in 2-0 win in their homeground stadium Sultan Muhammad IV Stadium, Kota Bharu, Kelantan in 2015 [7][8]
International career
McKain has represented Australia and made three appearances at the 2005 Confederations Cup in Germany. He also represented Australia at the 2004 Olympics.
A-League career statistics
| Club | Season |  A-League |
Finals Series | Asia | Total | ||||||
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| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||||
| Wellington Phoenix F.C. (A-League) |
2008–09 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
| 2009–10 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |||||
| Club Total | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 2 | |||||
| Career totals | |||||||||||
| Last updated 1 June 2010 | |||||||||||
Malaysia Super League career statistics
| Club | Season |  Super League |
FA Cup |
League Cup |
Others | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Kelantan FA (Malaysia Super League) |
2015 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 2 |
| 2016 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 1 | |
| Club Total | 25 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 3 | |
| Career totals | 25 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 39 | 3 | |
| Last updated 30 July 2016 | |||||||||||
National team statistics
| Australia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 0 |
Honours
With Australia:
With Kelantan FA:
- Malaysia FA Cup:2015(runner up)
References
- 1 2 Mason, James (2011). Churchie: The Centenary Register. Brisbane, Australia: The Anglican Church Grammar School. ISBN 978-0-646-55807-3.
- ↑ Star signings for Phoenix
- ↑ McKain to Saudi Arabia. au.fourfourtwo.com.
- ↑ Wellington Phoenix’s McKain set for Saudi Arabia move. tribalfootball.com.
- ↑ Migliaccio, Val (19 July 2011). "Stout Australian stopper signs". Adelaide NOW. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
- ↑ McKain Named Reds Skipper. au.fourfourtwo.com.
- ↑ "Forkey Doe, others under threat as Kelantan plan to offload foreign contingent". Insight Newspaper.
- ↑ "PLAYERS LIST NEW IMPORT Kelantan 2015" (in Malaysian). Ammboi. 30 October 2014.
- ↑ McKain, Jon at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Adelaide United profile
- Jonathan McKain – FIFA competition record
- Oz Football profile
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